A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston, Perpetrated in the Evening of the Fifth Day of March 1770 by Soldiers of the XXIXth Regiment, Which, with the XIVth Regiment, were then Quartered There.
Artist: Paul Revere (American, 1735-1818)
Publisher: Reprinted for E. and C. Dilly; and J. Almon, London, 1770 (originally printed in Boston)
Author: Samuel Pemberton (American)
Author: Joseph Warren (American, 1741-1775)
Date: 1770
Dimensions:
About 5 x 8 in.
Medium: Original print: engraving
Text: letterpress
Paper: white laid paper
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Object number: 1924.8
Label Text:Today, one can learn about the latest uprising, bloody coup, or revolution on television's evening news. In the eighteenth century, complete news of the 1770 Boston Massacre reached England by means of this book. This event was one of the key factors that lead to the revolutionary break between the American colonies and England. This rare volume is prized for its historical importance and interest.
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